Playing MP3s and DVDs without breaking the law (fair law or not, still a law)
As long as you're whitelisting opinions here, I'd like to point out that you can do the same thing on Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Mac OS, et al.
Being able to play the latest games without needing a degree in Computer Science
You need a degree to click a link in KDE?
Being able to perform 99% of my system tasks without referring to the CLI
First off I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that you can't even check uptime on Windows' spit of a CLI, much less do anything important. Second, what's it like in 1999? How do you have Vista back there?
You really need to work on your trolling. You can't just go and completely derail a thread in a single post; you need to be subtle. You can't go from hardware-enforced DRM to politics.
That aside, I would never touch a device that did this kind of thing to me. Doing so would mean that I couldn't even use tracks ripped from a CD I owned. That in itself would cause a boycott of the product from all of the negative reviews. If I bought something that did this, I'd take it back right after I found out about this 'feature' and spread the word about my dissatisfaction with it.
I'm sure this will no doubt raise some serious legal questions in the future. Let's say I recorded my own song and distributed it freely online under the condition that no one could sell it, and that no DRM could be enforced in relation to that file (not necessarily appended to the file in question). What exactly happens when that song is 'squirted' to one of these devices? Does it simply bring up a message demanding that I pay protection money to unlock it again? Does it bring up a similar message but direct me to a site to purchase it from (in this case a 404, breaking the license by enforcing time-based DRM, or a place to purchase it from, violating the license by selling it)?
The only thing that comes to mind that wouldn't be an egregious violation of my license would be to only do this with (or not do this with) specifically tagged tracks. (Evil bit, anyone?)
It seems that shortening its lifespan would be a good way to prevent this. With that short of a lifespan, mutations simply won't matter. If they're stuck in the food or on the biofilm, they'll simply die due to lack of a host bacteria to to reproduce in.
It seems to me that your statements presume a high amount of technical knowledge. In decades, I have never known even one user to have much technical knowledge. They just want to use computers as a tool, not make computers a time-consuming profession.
Right-clicking and clicking 'properties' takes all of two seconds.
What the hell, mods? The parent is right. The GP isn't a troll and neither is the parent, who should be modded offtopic. (As should I. Go on, you know you want to.)
If you're going to mod someone down, at least use the right one. (But I suppose this is what metamoderation is for.
Not trying to troll, but don't people have to prove something (without a settlement) in order to take several thousand from someone?
Also, slightly off topic, but isn't it legally required to send a C&D letter before threatening litigation? From what I've read they're apparently just passing out settlement notices like candy. (I'm apparently wrong one one of these, but I'm still rather curious about it.)
In which case, what did that universe come from? (Really, throwing time out the window makes my brain completely lock up on me, while at the same time I can't comprehend the idea of something without a beginning.)
That's like comparing the number plane collisions per year to the number of car collisions per year. (For one, a CPU doesn't move in any meaningful sense.)
I'll get on that right away, it should all be taken down by noon. Seriously, why are you bitching at someone (most likely) not even in a government position? It's a representative democracy here. We vote people in based on how they fare in debates, how well they look in their campaign ads, and then we take a few out of the winning lot to do it again and eventually wind up with 435 representatives in Congress, 100 in the Senate, nine Supreme Court justices, and one president, one vice president, and his cabinet. The people get to vote on what to do on the state level and vote on who does what on the national level. Also, if the government wants absolute control over a subject, they can just say it's a matter of national security and keep it secret from the public until decided otherwise.
Some of the bugs are unfixable, as well. (I assume they mean without physcially replacing the chip with a 'fixed' one that doesn't exist yet.)
I wonder if they'll respond the same way as they did to with the FDIV bug (i.e. replace the chips upon request). Granted, that screwed up a lot more without active exploitation.
A guy has sex with his girlfriend (which after all is a type of integration). She goes off and has sex with another guy (more integration). By your logic, therefore the two guys also integrate (which in our case means having sex). So, by definition, pretty much the entire male population are homosexual.
Or just come up with a process to extract metals from garbage. After all, it's essentially just another type of ore, just (theoretically) easier to separate, since the materials are usually softer.
Also, since everything degrades over time, provided that no one does this (doubtful) and we haven't nuked each other within the next few million years and don't completely wreck the planet somehow (also doubtful), the surrounding soil will become inundated with rare metals (platinum in carburetors, gold in various computer parts). Well, I suppose this would happen anyway, but there really wouldn't be anyone around to observe it if we're already burnt spots on the sides of crumbling buildings at the time.
Slashdot Mirror
And now I have a reason never to live in space.
Read the Read The Fucking Article? I bet you have a PIN number, too.
Don't forget to put a big flashy 'beta' tag on there.
Maybe that's the funny part.
Forget that. How the hell is he drinking with his hand?
Damnit. I fed a troll again, didn't I?
You really need to work on your trolling. You can't just go and completely derail a thread in a single post; you need to be subtle. You can't go from hardware-enforced DRM to politics.
That aside, I would never touch a device that did this kind of thing to me. Doing so would mean that I couldn't even use tracks ripped from a CD I owned. That in itself would cause a boycott of the product from all of the negative reviews. If I bought something that did this, I'd take it back right after I found out about this 'feature' and spread the word about my dissatisfaction with it.
I'm sure this will no doubt raise some serious legal questions in the future. Let's say I recorded my own song and distributed it freely online under the condition that no one could sell it, and that no DRM could be enforced in relation to that file (not necessarily appended to the file in question).
What exactly happens when that song is 'squirted' to one of these devices? Does it simply bring up a message demanding that I pay protection money to unlock it again? Does it bring up a similar message but direct me to a site to purchase it from (in this case a 404, breaking the license by enforcing time-based DRM, or a place to purchase it from, violating the license by selling it)?
The only thing that comes to mind that wouldn't be an egregious violation of my license would be to only do this with (or not do this with) specifically tagged tracks. (Evil bit, anyone?)
It seems that shortening its lifespan would be a good way to prevent this. With that short of a lifespan, mutations simply won't matter. If they're stuck in the food or on the biofilm, they'll simply die due to lack of a host bacteria to to reproduce in.
Data services don't count as common carriers anymore.
Wait, having millions of copies floating about encourages innovation? I'm honestly not following you on this.
What the hell, mods? The parent is right. The GP isn't a troll and neither is the parent, who should be modded offtopic. (As should I. Go on, you know you want to.)
If you're going to mod someone down, at least use the right one. (But I suppose this is what metamoderation is for.
Not trying to troll, but don't people have to prove something (without a settlement) in order to take several thousand from someone?
Also, slightly off topic, but isn't it legally required to send a C&D letter before threatening litigation? From what I've read they're apparently just passing out settlement notices like candy. (I'm apparently wrong one one of these, but I'm still rather curious about it.)
In which case, what did that universe come from? (Really, throwing time out the window makes my brain completely lock up on me, while at the same time I can't comprehend the idea of something without a beginning.)
Wait. Gay people get free phones? I need to get in on this!
Well maybe he's just indifferent to the rest. Surely you can't like who you've never heard about/met. (Ok. Probably just a troll.)
That's like comparing the number plane collisions per year to the number of car collisions per year. (For one, a CPU doesn't move in any meaningful sense.)
So? The MS monopoly doesn't have nearly as much weight as it did in the 90's. Now it's usually a matter of preference.
I'll get on that right away, it should all be taken down by noon.
Seriously, why are you bitching at someone (most likely) not even in a government position? It's a representative democracy here. We vote people in based on how they fare in debates, how well they look in their campaign ads, and then we take a few out of the winning lot to do it again and eventually wind up with 435 representatives in Congress, 100 in the Senate, nine Supreme Court justices, and one president, one vice president, and his cabinet. The people get to vote on what to do on the state level and vote on who does what on the national level.
Also, if the government wants absolute control over a subject, they can just say it's a matter of national security and keep it secret from the public until decided otherwise.
Troll harder.
I wonder if they'll respond the same way as they did to with the FDIV bug (i.e. replace the chips upon request).
Granted, that screwed up a lot more without active exploitation.
Someone's never had a health education class.
It's just heading into betaYou could probably use that in defense of GMail three years from now.
Or just come up with a process to extract metals from garbage. After all, it's essentially just another type of ore, just (theoretically) easier to separate, since the materials are usually softer.
Also, since everything degrades over time, provided that no one does this (doubtful) and we haven't nuked each other within the next few million years and don't completely wreck the planet somehow (also doubtful), the surrounding soil will become inundated with rare metals (platinum in carburetors, gold in various computer parts). Well, I suppose this would happen anyway, but there really wouldn't be anyone around to observe it if we're already burnt spots on the sides of crumbling buildings at the time.